If you're not familiar with these two yellow bottles, then it might just be a good thing! This vegetarian spread is basically one and the same. You put it on toast (with or without butter), both have yeast and vegetable extracts, and both are filled with vitamins. They're identical because Vegemite was originally just a substitute for Marmite when the export for Marmite from England to Australia was interrupted during World War I.

So apparently when eating one of the two, you should only put a thin layer on your toast because of its "very strong, salty, somewhat bitter" taste. Huffingtonpost did a taste test of the two and compared them. According to the participants of the taste test, Marmite has a milder taste and was thicker than Vegemite, but it was still gross. Vegemite, on the other hand, was very salty and equally gross. Although, on one of the websites I came across, the writer ended up loving Marmite more than Vegemite.

In this hilarious video, you could see that Vegimite has a thicker consistency, and the Marmite almost has the same viscosity as that of a caramel sauce. The guy describes Marmite as very salty, sour, and bitter. He also says that "it's one of the worst-tasting substance ever". He mentioned that the only difference it has with the Vegemite is that Vegemite is creamier. Apparently, it's so bad that it's painful to eat and that he didn't even bother with tasting it with toast.

After watching the video, I actually felt bad for the guy! But it kind of made me more curious to try the product too. Unfortunately, I won't be tasting it any time soon until I go to Australia, since none of these are being sold in the Philippines. In every reaction/taste test videos I watched, I learned that these spreads are an acquired taste that only the Aussies and Brits have.

If you guys happen to have already tasted one or both of the spreads, tweet us what you think about them or comment below!